Nutrition Articles

• Triglycerides
  Cholesterol
  Healthy Aging
  Cell Biology
  Dietary Supplement
  Molecular Biology
   
  

  Lipid

  Lipids are a class of hydrocarbon-containing organic compounds. Lipids are categorized by the fact that they are soluble in nonpolar solvents (such as ether and chloroform) and are relatively ... > more
• Kidney Disease
  Urology
  Osteoporosis
  Women's Health
  Nutrition
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Kidney stone

  Kidney stones, also known as nephrolithiases, urolithiases or renal calculi, are solid accretions (crystals) of dissolved minerals in urine found inside the kidneys or ... > more
• Cholesterol
  Triglycerides
  Heart Disease
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   

  Hypercholesterolemia

  Hypercholesterolemia (literally: high blood cholesterol) is the presence of high levels of cholesterol in the ... > more
• Obesity
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Pharmacology
  Sports Medicine
   

  Anti-obesity drug

  Anti-obesity drugs include all pharmacological treatments intended to reduce or control weight. Because these drugs are intended to alter one of the fundamental processes of the human body, ... > more
• Nutrition
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Staying Healthy
  Foodborne Illness
  Food Additives
  Healthy Aging
   

  Fast food

  Fast food is food which is prepared and served quickly at outlets called fast-food restaurants. It is a multi-billion dollar industry which continues to grow rapidly in many countries. The cooking ... > more
• Obesity
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Fitness
  Nutrition
  Triglycerides
  Diseases and Conditions
   

  Overweight

  The term overweight is generally used to indicate that a human (or other mammal) has more body fat than is typical or required for the normal functioning of the body. A healthy body normally requires ... > more
• Vitamin C
  Vitamin
  Vitamin D
  Vitamin B
  Dietary Supplement
  Nutrition
   
  

  Vitamin C

  Vitamin C is a water-soluble nutrient essential for life, used by the human body for many purposes. It is one of a number of such key nutrients called ... > more
• Nutrition
  Vegetarian
  Cholesterol
  Food
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Soybean

  Soybean(s) (U.S.) or Soya bean (UK) is a species of legume, native to eastern Asia. Soybeans are an important global crop, with political ramifications. It is grown for its oil and ... > more
• Nutrition
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Obesity
  Sports Science
   
  

  Calorie

  A calorie is an unit of measurement for energy. The calorie was never a metric or SI unit. In most fields, it has been replaced by the joule, the SI unit of energy. It remains, however, in common ... > more
• Eating Disorders
  Eating Disorder Research
  Nutrition Research
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Mental Health Research
  Psychiatry
   
  

  Eating disorder

  An eating disorder is a compulsion in which the main problem is a person eats in a way which disturbs their physical health. The eating may be too excessive (compulsive over-eating), too limited ... > more

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